Israel's Divine Healer - (Studies in Old Testament Biblical Theology) by Michael L Brown Phd (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Israel's Diving Healer is the first complete, systematic treatment of the biblical motif of God as "Divine Healer.
- Author(s): Michael L Brown Phd
- 464 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation
- Series Name: Studies in Old Testament Biblical Theology
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About the Book
Yahweh as healer is illuminated in this comprehensive Old Testament study which clarifies the biblical meaning of healing and discusses the interrelation of medicine, magic and Ancient Near Eastern healing deities. It then tells how different Old Testament book groups contributed to the image of God as healer, closing with a chapter on Old and New Testament similarities and differences in divine healing.Book Synopsis
Israel's Diving Healer is the first complete, systematic treatment of the biblical motif of God as "Divine Healer." It traces the theme of the Divine Healer from the Old to the New Testament, showing the continuity and discontinuity between the Testaments, particularly in Jesus' miracles that reveal God as the world's Divine Healer. Israel's Divine Healer begins with a study of various Hebrew words on healing. It then explores, within the larger context of the Ancient Near Eastern religions, the roles of medicine, magic, and the physician-priest together with their possible influences upon Israel's beliefs and practices regarding healing. Against this background, the remaining chapters examine, from the Torah to the Gospels, how Yahweh progressively revealed himself as Divine Healer to Israel and ultimately, through Jesus, to the whole of humanity.
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Israel's Diving Healer is the first complete, systematic treatment of the biblical motif of God as 'Divine Healer.' It traces the theme of the Divine Healer from the Old to the New Testament, showing the continuity and discontinuity between the Testaments, particularly in Jesus' miracles that reveal God as the world's Divine Healer. Israel's Divine Healer begins with a study of various Hebrew words on healing. It then explores, within the larger context of the Ancient Near Eastern religions, the roles of medicine, magic, and the physician-priest together with their possible influences upon Israel's beliefs and practices regarding healing. Against this background, the remaining chapters examine, from the Torah to the Gospels, how Yahweh progressively revealed himself as Divine Healer to Israel and ultimately, through Jesus, to the whole of humanity.
